Once, Pastor A.J. Gordon presbyter of a Church in Boston bought the birds
from a boy carrying them in rusty cage. He took the birds to his garden and let
those struggling creatures soar into the sky. When the birds were redeemed and
released it seemed to him as if they were singing, ‘Redeemed, redeemed,
redeemed!” Like those redeemed birds, we have thousands of reasons to praise
God, and the chief among them is we are redeemed not with perishable things
such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ (1 Peter 1:18-19;
1 Timothy 2:6).
There is joy, peace and hope in “singing of our Redeemer” even in the
midst of our trials. Philip Paul Bliss
the writer of the hymn “I Will Sing of My Redeemer” dedicated his entire life
to sing praises to his Redeemer. Bliss and his wife Lucy traveled extensively,
spreading the Gospel through singing. In December 28, 1876 evangelist D.L.
Moody invited them to serve the Lord through their singing in his evangelistic
meeting held at Chicago. In that meeting Bliss told that “He will not meet them
again as He’s Going to his Hometown Tomorrow. His words and song proved to be
prophetic. On the 29th of December, 1876, Bliss and his wife boarded a train
back to Pennsylvania. As their train was crossing over a river in Ashtabula,
Ohio, the bridge suddenly gave way and all the carriages fell into the freezing
waters below. He escaped through the window, but enter into glory in trying to
save his wife. After his death the hymn “I Will Sing of My Redeemer,” was found
in a piece of baggage among Bliss’ belongings.
Friends, because we have a Redeemer, we are forgiven. We have a
Redeemer, to intercede for us in our weakness and in the time of our trouble. Since we have Redeemer
we have comfort in life, that though we fall we shall not be utterly cast down.
Since our Redeemer lives, this shall be our faith that we shall see Him when we
reach our eternal Hometown. Therefore
let’s not forget to “Sing of our Redeemer” at all time.
Yours in His service
G. Paul Raj
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